Saturday 14.9 at 8pm at Arkadia: ‘Where is Ophelia?’ by Debi Wong (Canadian vocalist) and James Andean (Musician and sound artist)

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Dear friend of Arkadia,

You are invited to ‘Where is Ophelia?’ by Debi Wong (Canadian vocalist) and James Andean (Musician and sound artist) on Saturday 14.9 at 8pm at Arkadia (Nervanderinkatu 11)

After suffering the loss of her father, Polonius, and the rejection of her lover, Hamlet, Ophelia begins to lose her sense of self and reality. This unconventional performance depicts Ophelia’s descent in to madness through ballads and texts from William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, and original soundscapes.

James Andean is a musician and sound artist. He is active as both a performer and a composer in a range of fields, including electroacoustic composition and performance, improvisation, sound installation, and sound recording. He is a founding member of improvisation and new music quartet Rank Ensemble and interdisciplinary improvisation ensemble The Tuesday Group, and one half of audiovisual performance art duo Plucié/DesAndes. He has performed throughout Europe and North America, and his works have been performed around the world. For more information, please visit: www.jamesandean.com

Debi Wong is a Canadian vocalist who specializes in historical music performance. She resides in Helsinki, Finland, where she is exploring storytelling and interdisciplinary performance in the doctor of music program at Sibelius Academy. Debi performs regularly in North America as a soloist and chamber singer and is a founding member of the lute and voice duo, White Sparrow. For more information, please visit: www.debiwong.com